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Autistic

World Autism Day: 'My children deserve to be valued by the system for who they are'
Lucinda Murrihy
Last year
2024
Children deemed 'too autistic' for mental health service and 'too anxious' for disability team
Some children are not seen by CAMHS until they self-harm or attempt suicide, parents have warned.
Late autism diagnosis: 'Now I know, I don't care what anyone thinks of me'
Clare McAfee
All time
‘Shouting into a black hole’: Chronic delays to autism services failing children
'Routine and structure has vanished': Autism community appeals for public support as it copes with Covid-19 crisis
Autistic golfer dreams of Green Jacket
Father of boy who was force-fed twigs asks attackers: 'What's the matter with you?'
Horses are helping children with disabilities to gain confidence and trust
Parents of autistic boy arrested for locking him in a metal cage
TheScore.ie's sporting Advent calendar, day 24
The YouTube top 10: because some people take Halloween a little bit too seriously
Mother "shocked" to learn sons had been kept caged by their father